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Bathurst winner Todd Hazelwood to join Adelaide homecoming
Adelaide-born Todd Hazelwood will join a homecoming street party on King William Road in Unley on Saturday, October 17.
The festivities start at 5:30pm local time, and Hazelwood will drive a Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the Prima Tour category with footballer Charlie Dixon.
Hazelwood and Brodie Kostecki won this year’s Bathurst 1000, a major Australian motor race.
It was Hazelwood’s second Bathurst win, following his 2024 victory, and both wins came with Kostecki.
Kostecki passed Anton De Pasquale on the final lap after the team learned of a fuel issue, turning the closing moments into a dramatic finish.
The victory matters to Hazelwood and his home city, and the Adelaide celebrations continue this Saturday with the street party.
Bathurst 1000 winner Todd Hazelwood will take part in a homecoming rally in Adelaide on Saturday, October 17.
The celebrations will be held on King William Road in Unley, starting at 5:30pm local time.
Adelaide-born Hazelwood will drive a Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the Prima Tour category with AFL player Charlie Dixon.
The Bathurst 1000 victory was Hazelwood’s second, following his 2024 win with Erebus Motorsport.
Both wins came with Brodie Kostecki.
- Who
- Adelaide-born Supercars driver Todd Hazelwood will join the rally with AFL player Charlie Dixon.
- What
- Hazelwood will take part in a Bathurst 1000 celebration rally.
- When
- Saturday, October 17, from 5:30pm local time.
- Where
- King William Road in Unley, Adelaide.
- Why
- To continue celebrations of Hazelwood’s Bathurst 1000 win.
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Hazelwood won the Bathurst 1000 with Erebus Motorsport and Brodie Kostecki.
Hazelwood and Kostecki won the Bathurst 1000 together again.
Hazelwood and Kostecki returned to Dick Johnson Racing’s workshop in Yatala, Queensland, to continue celebrations.
Hazelwood is due to join the Adelaide rally on King William Road in Unley.
- Event
- Bathurst 1000
- Rally date
- Saturday, October 17
- Rally start
- 5:30pm local time
- Location
- King William Road, Unley
- Hazelwood’s Bathurst wins
- Two
- Rally car
- Ford Mustang Dark Horse
What people are saying
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I’ve never cheered so loud for a Safety Car in my life.
I couldn’t believe what I was watching.
The roar was almost ear-piercing.